Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Khamenei rebukes Trump over claims of US wiping out Iran nuclear sites

Earlier this year, Tehran and Washington engaged in five rounds of indirect nuclear negotiations that ended the 12-day war in June, in which Israel and the US bombed nuclear sites in Iran

Iran appoints moderate leader Ali Larijani as top security council chief

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has appointed veteran politician Ali Larijani as the new secretary for the country's highest security body, the Supreme National Security Council, state media reported on Tuesday. The decree, reported by the state-run IRNA news agency, marks Larijani's return to a post he previously held for two years from 2005 to 2007. He replaces Gen. Ali Akbar Ahmadian, who had been in the role since 2023 Larijani, 67, a moderate conservative, has served as an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in recent years. Khamenei holds the final say on all state matters in the country. He also served as parliament speaker from 2008 to 2020, when Pezeshkian worked as his deputy. The appointment is seen as a sign that Iran's theocracy is seeking to shift from a hardline course toward a more moderate one. It came a day after Iran announced the creation of a new defence council to handle defensive plans and improve the armed forces' capabilities, following att

'Attempt to damage ties': Iran denounces social media post on Kashmir

The clarification came in response to an account on X ('Daily Iran News') -- with 400,000 followers and falsely linked to Iran -- claiming Kashmir belongs to Pakistan and Taiwan to China

Mar-a-Lago drone threat? Khamenei's former aide says Trump may be a target

Former Khamenei adviser Mohammad-Javad Larijani has hinted that US President Donald Trump 'can no longer sunbathe at Mar-a-Lago' - warning a drone could hit him - amid tense US-Iran ties

'Disrespectful, unacceptable tone': Iran slams Trump over Khamenei remark

Donald Trump claimed he 'saved' Khamenei from an 'ugly and ignominious death', prompting Iran to denounce his remarks and warn against using a 'disrespectful, unacceptable tone'

Dropped plans to ease Iran sanctions after Khamenei's harsh remarks: Trump

While Trump has been urging Iran to return to the table to resume nuclear talks, it is unclear if the administration was taking any steps to ease legal curbs on the Islamic Republic

Trump claims he saved Iran's Khamenei from 'ugly and ignominious death'

Donald Trump has claimed that he saved Iran's Supreme Leader during the Israel conflict. However, he dropped sanction relief after hostile Iranian statements

Khamenei rebukes Trump for surrender remark, claims victory over US regime

Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei declared victory over US regime, dismissed Trump's claims of success, and warned of future retaliation if aggression continued

Khamenei claims 'victory' over Israel in first statement since ceasefire

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed victory over Israel and said his country had delivered a hand slap to America's face on Thursday, in his first public comments since a ceasefire was declared in the war between the two countries. Khamenei spoke in a video broadcast on Iranian state television, his first appearance since June 19. He told viewers that the US had only intervened in the war because it felt that if it did not intervene, the Zionist regime would be utterly destroyed. But he said, however, that the US achieved no gains from this war. The Islamic Republic was victorious and, in retaliation, delivered a hand slap to America's face, he said, in apparent reference to an Iranian missile attack on an American base in Qatar on Monday, which caused no casualties.

'Step down, you'll get a fair trial': Exiled crown prince tells Khamenei

Exiled Iranian prince Reza Pahlavi urges Ayatollah Khamenei to resign, pledging a fair trial and peaceful transition as Iran teeters under pressure from within and conflict with Israel

The essence of great leadership: Rising above pride and nationalism

By doing this, we sign on to the interests of the regime. There is a small matter of the interests of the people

Sheltering in a bunker, Iran's supreme leader prepares for the worst

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has picked replacements in case military commanders die in Israeli strikes. He has also named possible replacements for himself

US strikes 3 nuclear sites in Iran, Tehran vows retaliation: What we know

American warplanes struck Iran's Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities with 'bunker buster' bombs in coordination with Israel, sparking fears of wider regional conflict

Sheltering in a bunker,Iran's Supreme Leader names potential successors

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not only picked replacements in his chain of military command in case they are killed in Israeli strikes, he has also named three senior clerics

Iran's regime under siege as Israel strikes, crisis deepens at home

The Iranian regime finds itself in its most difficult position 46 years after the revolution that brought it to power. But does it mean the end?

By-elections, Trump takes U-turn, Microsoft layoffs, Khamenei's warning & more

conducted today amid tight security arrangements. Counting of votes is scheduled for June 23.

'Khamenei can no longer be allowed to exist': Israeli defence minister

The threat comes after an Iranian missile attack hit Soroka hospital in southern Israel on Thursday, prompting both Katz and Netanyahu to issue statements; Iran has denied targeting the hospital

Trump hints at Iran strike as West Asia conflict enters seventh day

US officials are preparing for a potential strike on Iran as missile attacks between Israel and Iran continue and Trump declares patience with Tehran has run out

Khamenei warns US of 'irreparable damage' if it joins Israeli strikes

Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday warned the United States that joining the Israeli strikes now targeting the Islamic Republic will result in irreparable damage for them. The comments by 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei came in a statement read aloud by a state television anchor against a still image of the leader. It wasn't clear why Khamenei did not appear himself on screen, as he has once earlier since the Israeli attacks began on Friday. Any military involvement by the US in this field will undoubtedly result in irreparable damage for them, the anchor said, reading Khamenei's statement.

'I may do it, I may not; No one knows what I'll do': Trump on striking Iran

Donald Trump said his patience with Iran had run out, as Israeli airstrikes intensified in Tehran. Meanwhile, Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei rejected Trump's call for unconditional surrender